Rebirth of America, this is my time

The Reedy Creek Improvement District in Florida was famous in Ethan's previous life, because before he crossed over, the governor of Florida tried every means to deprive Disney of its autonomy there.

The cause of the matter is actually very simple. The governor of Florida wants to implement a bill to protect minors in Florida, prohibiting teachers and staff in public schools and even the school itself from conducting any classes about LGBTQIA from kindergarten to third grade. Teaching, because he feels that the thinking of children during this period is not sound and their thoughts are imperfect. When they cannot distinguish right from wrong, public school teachers chant sutras to them. This kind of behavior is doing evil, even worse than Satan. Be scary.

When the governor of Florida publicly announced his position, Disney immediately jumped out to oppose it, saying that he was hindering children's awakening and a violation of human rights.

Then……

The two sides started to fight.

After arguing, the governor of Florida took out the trump card of the Reedy Creek Improvement District and forced Disney to give in on the grounds of depriving Disney of its privileges in Florida. However, Disney did not give in and was willing to fight to the end for diversity, so ever since , the two sides were at loggerheads.

Because there were too many crazy things in America at that time, and the New York vendors who talked about cross talk were more interesting than them, so this ordinary melon had no sweetness at all to Ethan, who lived in New York. So he didn't care much.

But after the media successively reported on Disney’s privileges in Florida...

He immediately shouted Good guy!

Because of the privileges of self-taxation, exemption from supervision, and issuing bonds at will...

That’s awesome!

Many people want to know, is Walt Disney the eighteenth generation ancestor who saved the governor of Florida?

Why can he give the Disney Group so much power?

Countless people want to know how Florida passed this bill back then.

Has everyone had their brains kicked in the ass?

Unfortunately, no matter how turbulent the Internet was, no media reported the inside story of the whole thing. This made Ethan, who was sitting at the table holding a knife and fork, twisting his butt and wanting to eat melon, a little disappointed.

In his previous life, he didn't get the answer, but in this life...

Steven, do you know how they got this land?

Ethan was eager to hear the inside story.

However, Spielberg on the other end of the phone said: How do I know this?

If it weren't for Sidney, I don't even know about Disney's privileges in Florida. Moreover, Sidney is just envious of Disney's privileges. As for imitating it? I don't think anyone can do this kind of thing, right? ? I personally feel that, if nothing else, people in the Walt Disney and Roy Disney families may not know how their parents were successful.

This answer made Ethan hang up the phone with regret.

But when he thought about it again, he felt it was normal.

This privilege of a state within a state should be the top secret of the Disney family. Any normal person would take it to the coffin because publicizing it would be detrimental to them.

And since Roy Disney is competing for this supreme privilege, it is normal for him to betray his company's secrets. After all, this kind of privilege...

Even he, Ethan Jones, is very greedy!

Oh - what a pity -

This kind of company has only one destiny, and that is to become a public company.

Because other capitalists will definitely not see them living happily.

Although Ethan didn't know how Roy Disney left the throne in his previous life, he knew that Roy Disney would not easily give up the opportunity to ascend the throne. He would definitely fight for it for the rest of his life until he discovered Only when you have no way to save yourself can you regret letting go.

And this process...

It must be long and brutal.

But this kind of thing has nothing to do with him, Ethan Jones. When he is already surrounded by a bunch of enemies, it is unwise to get involved in another family's fight.

Ethan shook his head with emotion, and then put this kind of thing aside. If Roy Disney's behavior is reasonable, then the copy of the contract he brought is most likely to be true.

Since that's the case...

Picking up the calendar on the table, Ethan studied the release time of the new game.

After MGM, Paramount and Disney stated that their new game releases would be in the summer, autumn and winter, the meaning of this group of people is actually very clear. They want to block the Destiny game in all aspects and use their own The popularity of the movie characters has overshadowed the popularity of the game of destiny.

Although this ambition cannot be truly realized, because the reputation of Destiny Games in the video game circle cannot be matched by the three of them, the idea of ​​​​blocking it is really a headache.

Fortunately, there are no PPTs in this era, otherwise, Ethan would even dare to assert that in order to step on him and get the upper hand, the guys who learned from his game would definitely engage in some kind of comparison with their peers.

After staring at the calendar and studying it for a while, he finally circled the last ten days of the end of May.

He wants to hold the company's new product launch conference during this period.

With the passing of May and the arrival of June, the summer vacation that students have longed for will appear. New products will be released in late May and will be distributed within ten days. Children on vacation will be able to Playing new games, this huge flow of people will make the arcade revenue very good.

Although on the surface, these incomes will not fall into his pocket, Ethan Jones, but satisfying customers is what a serious business should do.

Just like what Steve Jobs said when he promoted Snake, when the buyers of electronic arcades are merchants, making money and making big money is the gaming experience they want. Only if their needs are met first, Only then will a steady stream of games be introduced to the market.

As for whether this choice will directly compete with MGM?

hehe.

If he is afraid of even these little things, then he might as well go back to finance.

Just engage in value investing, wait for other companies to appreciate, and then wait to die.

Now that the decision was made, Ethan started to prepare, called Steve Ballmer, and found a lot of things to do for this big bald man who might have debuffs——

You ask the marketing department to give me a purchase ranking based on previous cooperation records. For more than ten units, the top 150 will be ranked. Give me the summary.

By the way, those in the North American Theater Alliance are counted individually and should not be counted within one hundred and fifty.

Then contact the school for me. I may borrow their auditorium in late May to hold the company's new product launch conference this year. Go and ask them when they will be free.

Then help me find the contact information of the American Trucking Association...Forget it, you can contact them directly for me. I want to know how they calculate prices for long-distance transportation.

These three things are relatively simple. I'll give you two days, okay?

No problem, boss. Steve Ballmer nodded without hesitation.

The first two tasks that Ethan arranged were actually very simple, that is, finding someone to sell goods, and the third thing was related to the factory under the name of Destiny Game.

Previously, as the president of the company, he had agreed with the CEO to dismantle the factory with an expanding number of employees before the new product was put into production. At that time, CEO Evelyn said that while the factory was being dismantled, the internal fleet would also be cancelled, allowing those drivers to return to their original lives. In this case, the fate of losing transportation capacity would naturally have to be found elsewhere. way out.

Looking for someone from the Trucking Association to contract is the most feasible method at present.

As for the split…

Ethan had to think carefully about this matter, how to communicate with his father's comrades.

As the tasks were issued, the entire Destiny Game became busy. Steve Ballmer moved quickly, and he completed all the matters in just one day.

Stanford was very talkative and said that they would decide the time. If Destiny Games thought it was a suitable day to hold the press conference, they would be able to free up the auditorium on that day.

So, Ethan chose a time he liked, May 20th.

The Trucking Association also provided a transportation price list, but also stated that the price list can only provide a rough price reference, and specific cooperation must be discussed in detail, because the delivery locations for their Destiny Game products are very scattered, and they have to do something special. Special handling.

As for the sales ranking list...

This is quite interesting.

Because after seeing the data, the consumption differentiation between the east and west coasts, which account for 50%, and Texas and the Great Lakes region, which accounts for 40%, is actually roughly similar to the population division of America.

After asking Steve Ballmer to bring a map of the United States and asking him to mark the top merchants according to the location of their states, the intuitive consumption overview of electronic arcades in North America was instantly presented. When Ethan discovered , when all the states except Hawaii and Alaska were on the list, he ordered the bald head to ask people from the marketing department to contact these bosses, tell them the time of the company's new product launch conference, and invite them to attend.

Of course, the round-trip air tickets and accommodation costs during this process will be fully borne by Destiny Games.

Steve, people from the North American Theater Alliance who asked them not to be included in the list should also contact them. Since they have accepted the Star Wars arcade, they will be our target customers.

OK.

Steve Ballmer nodded to express his understanding. After he left, Ethan also flipped through the price list provided by the Trucking Association to prepare for subsequent contact.

While Ethan was busy, in San Jose next to Palo Alto, Roy Disney, who sent Ethan a friendly message yesterday, was enjoying his breakfast in a hotel.

He took a sip of coffee, and the Italian taste that filled his mouth made him frown slightly. Putting it down gently, he turned his gaze to the secretary beside him and asked, Is there no news from the company yet?

No. The male secretary shook his head slightly and said, In the past twenty-four hours, they called us three times, and each time they said that Ethan Jones had not contacted them.

This result made Roy Disney nod his head and his eyes went blank. He didn't know what he was thinking. But after a moment, he recovered his thoughts and picked up the knife and fork again, preparing to eat the fried eggs in front of him.

This situation was seen by the male secretary. After pondering for a long time, he leaned forward slightly and asked carefully: Boss, how about we go back first?

The sudden words interrupted Roy Disney's movements. He stared at the omelette on the plate for a long time, then chuckled and said, Do you think Ethan Jones won't contact me?

The male secretary didn't know how to answer this question, and Roy Disney had no intention of digging into the answer. He just said to himself: You may be curious now, right?

Curious why I'm looking for an alliance with Ethan Jones?

Because my demand is very simple, that is to fight back to the board of directors, get the chairman, and kick those two guys Ron Miller and Tatum out of the company.

To do this, there is only one way for a listed company like Disney, and that is to gain the trust of other shareholders, gain their support, and then reorganize the board of directors.

“This method will not involve Disney’s non-shareholding personnel, and even if it does, those non-shareholding personnel must be related to Disney’s business. Their presence may increase Disney’s operating income and allow the company to Profits can increase, helping the stock price rise, and only in this case will shareholders value their opinions.

Ethan Jones does not hold our Disney stock, and his business is not related to us. At least so far, they have chosen Columbia. Therefore, my connection with Ethan Jones will not actually compete for the company's sovereignty. Any help can come.”

The place I am going to now should be the homes of other shareholders.

Right?

The long words made the male secretary feel a little embarrassed.

Because a few months ago, when the boss wanted to talk to Ethan Jones about cooperation after Ethan Jones rejected the boss, he felt that his boss was a little ambitious.

Since Ethan Jones decisively refused, it means that he has heard the inside information and is unwilling to go into this muddy water. In this case, finding a new way out is much better than hanging from a tree.

And this trip seemed even more meaningless to him. At the helm of Disney, the guys from the Walt Disney family have already hooked up with Philips. After obtaining the other party's patent authorization, the Roy Disney family can actually be regarded as dead.

The reason is simple. The cooperation between Disney and Philips is more in the interests of shareholders.

If Disney and Destiny Games cooperate, there are only two ways to go.

The first is that Disney commissioned Destiny Games to produce games for Disney.

When Destiny Game's annual revenue exceeds 300 million, this kind of buyout-style entrustment fund must be not only 100 million, but 30 million, right?

Otherwise, why would Destiny Games make a game for Disney for you?

The second is that Disney licenses its classic characters to Destiny Games to produce games, and both parties share the game revenue. In this case, even if Disney holds Mickey in its hands, Destiny Games can still open its mouth and take away a lot of money. share ratio.

If Destiny Games owns Ralph Bell's video game patent, then Disney can only hold its nose and act as a human being, but when the patent is in Philips' hands, obtaining the patent and producing it yourself is the embodiment of maximizing profits, and Now, Walt Disney's son-in-law has done it.

When they Disney already holds the patent license...

Are you sharing interests with Destiny Games?

Then this is because your brain is crazy!

Therefore, in the view of Roy Disney's secretary, his boss has actually been unable to save his life, and even talking to Ethan Jones about cooperation cannot win back the hearts of shareholders.

In this case, why not step aside with dignity and wait for a better opportunity...

Although the male secretary did not say these words, how could Roy Disney not know his true thoughts? In other words, before he came to Palo Alto, his old subordinates who had been with him since the 1950s had been urging him to be careful and not to give Ron Miller any leverage.

But even so, he still came stubbornly.

Because he knows——

You may all think that making games is too simple.

He murmured as he fiddled with the fried eggs on the plate with his dining knife:

You might think that anyone can make video games.

But that's not the case.

If anyone who makes video games can be successful, then it is impossible for Ethan Jones to make 300 million a year. There must be some unknown secret in this.

I don't know what the secret is, but I know Philips must not know what the secret is because they have failed three times in a row at the hands of Ethan Jones.

If you fail once, it can be said to be bad luck.

Failed twice, that can be said to be a bit unlucky.

But after failing three or four times...

“They are destined to achieve nothing in this industry!”

Working with this kind of person?

That's just a rapid slide into the abyss of failure!

And since Ron and the others are destined to fail, then I have to maintain a good relationship with Ethan Jones, because once the opportunity arises, I can firmly seize it.

The slightly mocking tone made the male secretary glare slightly.

He didn't expect that his boss's state of mind would be like this.

Although he wanted to refute, he knew that what his boss said was right.

But even if he silently recited 'quiet' in his mind, he could not hide the doubts in his heart.

Boss, I have a question. He couldn't help but spoke.

You said. Roy Disney didn't mean to cover up.

The male secretary organized his language and said, I want to know, is it too much to pay too much to gain Ethan's favor by walking on the edge of the law?

The straightforward question made Roy Disney chuckle.

He had been playing with the fried eggs and slashed the yolk with his knife.

As he moved, the egg liquid condensed in it also flowed out.

Who said I have to stay on the edge of the law?

Roy Disney raised his head and focused his calm eyes on the secretary.

Yesterday's contact was just to demonstrate to him my willingness to cooperate.

Tell him I'm here with sincerity this time.

And after that, we will have an equal partnership.

because of him……

need me!

…………

WTF? People from the North American theater chain can't come to our new product launch?

When Ethan heard the news, he immediately jumped out of his seat.

Staring at Steve Ballmer who came to report with wide eyes, he wanted to get a definite answer.

Yes.

Ballmer nodded, looked at his boss seriously, and said, The theater chain owners all said they didn't have time. When I communicated with them and said that they could let their theater managers come to discuss these matters, they regretted it. Not to mention theater managers, even doormen in theaters do not have time to attend our new product launch conference.

I think they are hinting at this, so...

I'm here to report.

Hearing such words, Ethan's face became gloomy, he stared at Steve Ballmer for a long time, and finally ordered: Go and contact Roy Disney for me, I want to see him specially!

…………

‘? ? ? ’

The boss's confidence made the male secretary a little confused, and just when he was wondering if he had missed something and not paid attention to it, a burst of rapid footsteps came from far and near.

Roy Disney looked up.

The person who came was his assistant.

After realizing that his boss was paying attention to him, the male assistant immediately started running quickly.

Such an action also made Roy Disney smile knowingly.

coming--

he murmured.